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How can I list the dependencies of a package

asked 2018-04-16 07:31:11 -0600

bear234 gravatar image

I've downloaded the ROS Base and some other ROS packages.

Also, I've followed the doc http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installat... to install them.

Now I need to check which dependencies (so file) are used for each ROS package.

Is it possible?

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answered 2018-04-16 07:48:39 -0600

updated 2020-06-11 09:59:40 -0600

lucasw gravatar image

Do this:

rospack depends [name of package]
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answered 2019-06-10 22:46:10 -0600

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updated 2019-06-11 17:54:38 -0600

An alternative to rospack depends is rqt_dep which visualizes the connections like so:

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The documentation for rqt_dep seems to be non-existent, but thankfully it is a simple interface so you can figure out what most options do through trial-and-error.

Tip: If you are using rqt_dep to show the dependencies for a package, make sure you source the workspace that contains that package first. Otherwise, when you type in your package name, nothing will show up.

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answered 2018-04-16 19:18:38 -0600

Karim Chamaa gravatar image

In addition to the rospack command, you can open the package CMakelist.txt file and read the dependencies.

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The CMakeLists.txt is only for C++ dependencies, and may not show Python dependencies.

ahendrix gravatar image ahendrix  ( 2018-04-16 19:50:41 -0600 )edit

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